You know, I hadn't thought of instances like riding a bike or wearing gloves, so I'll concede that point haha. I also didn't know that it actually gets better over time, and that it somehow tracks attempts that have been confirmed through a password. I do have it lying flat on my bed next to me when it charges, and do not have "must pay attention" enabled, as I thought it'd be an easier unlock if I wasn't required to make eye contact with the screen.
I'm heartened that it's been working out for you, though. This gives me hope. Shermeen On 8/6/19, Keith Bierman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 9:10 AM Shermeen Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ..that most people didn't find existed, > > > There are certainly good use-cases. For example, when doing something which > occupies one's hands (say riding a bicycle, perhaps a tandem as the > "pusher") the combination of voice and face are quite handy. Another use > case is when it's cold enough to be wearing heavy gloves.... > ...n that I have to use this phone now. You get > >> what you get and you don't get upset and all that sort of thing. >> > If the published rumors about the next iPhone are correct, > fingerprint+faceID may be in the cards in a month. If so, perhaps you can > arrange for a swap. Some corporate plans are more generous (or there's > someone who needs an update/replacement of an older model) ...... > >> the time or to check e-mail or get my next digital dopamine hit, and >> my phone is certainly not up above my face. How are those you using >> face ID managing this? > > > If you've put it on a stand (many inductive chargers around $20-$30), just > rolling over and looking at it can suffice. Indeed, if you've left it in > "requires attention mode" opening just one eye suffices! There's an apple > video/commercial which featured that, and I was sure it was fake, but it > works fine at my desk (my bedside charger is flat ... and since my cats > like to play with vertical things, I'll probably keep it that way). > > https://youtu.be/1eQ6n9uZ8Ls is the commercial, sadly it is not very > accessible. > > ....I even thought of > >> getting a sighted person to help me set it up in the detailed way it >> wants, but is that even possible? >> > > I would think so. Might take a try or two. > > Note that if you fail to unlock the phone enough times, it will require the > passcode. I mention that, because being too close to the sleeping face > might result in a lot of inadvertent unlock attempts. Some experimentation > is probably necessary. Also, the face recognition gets better over time > (viz, it will fail, you will use the passcode, it will learn that > particular angle is OK)..I find some sunglasses work well, others not at > all and some only after several manual unlock cycles. No doubt it's a > combination of how opaque (perhaps polarization?) and shape. > > I've come to prefer it. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAHSokPyDfjPLLXVwHr7M3ejtQ_NGZ4ZjhaQR7XuF%2BRFHNAz%2Bbg%40mail.gmail.com. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAPZC2zonEarKR_2Ty5R3HBhh7KSJ%3DgJFNPrumpbtsy1K_pijCg%40mail.gmail.com.
